Nuclear stress placement 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
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• Leerjaar 3

Phonetics: the study of speech sounds.

Goal: after this lesson, you know the concept of word stress, and how you can use it in your speech.

What does ''Word stress'' mean?

1. The length of a word
2. Focussing on a certain part of a word
3. Letters in a word that you don't pronounce

How many syllables does the word ''butterfly'' have?

1. 1
2. 2
3. 3
4. 4

What is ''word stress''?

• All words that have more than one syllable have word stress.
• This means: one syllable is pronounced longer and louder than the other.

• Word stress plays an important role in the correct pronunciation of English words.

Practice: Chi-na / Tech-no-lo-gy / Dec-o-rate

Syllables

Word stress

Syllables

Phonetics

Emphasis on a certain part of a word

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The study of speech sounds

On which syllable lays the word stress in the word: ''parent''?

On which syllable lays the word stress in the word: ''embrace''?

Follow up:

https://www.englishclub.com/esl-worksheets/pronunciation/EC_pronunciation-word-stress-1.pdf

1. Do the tasks

2. Record your pronounciation and give peer-feedback

3. Send your recording to the teacher

I know what ''word stress'' means and how I can use it in my speech.

1. Yes
2. No
3. A bit, still need to practice
4. I don't understand at all